Arab Republic of Egypt : Poverty Assessment Update, Volume 2. Annexes

This report on the Poverty Assessment Update of Egypt is a contribution to the strategy of poverty alleviation pursued by the Government of Egypt. Using data from the two household surveys in 2000 and 2005, this report assesses the nature and dimensions of poverty in Egypt, and discusses the role of macroeconomic policies and labor markets in improving living standards. The report updates the findings of "Poverty Reduction in Egypt: Diagnosis and Strategy," published by the World Bank in 2002. Over the last two years Egypt has achieved remarkably high economic growth. Should this turnaround be sustained, there is hope that poverty can be dramatically reduced. Even though the report does not cover this most recent period, it is important to learn from the lessons of the recent past, and the report provides new information and insights that could be useful for policy-makers: 1) It identifies the overall scope and trends in poverty between 2000 and 2005, focusing on material aspects, but also assessing progress in non-income dimensions; 2) It isolates key correlates to poverty and economic vulnerability, providing detailed analysis of how inflation affected the poor in this period; 3) It links the labor market's developments with changes in living standards and poverty; and 4) It provides the analytical base for mapping poverty in Egypt, which can improve the targeting of social programs. The first chapter examines the evolution of living standards in Egypt during the period of analysis - 2000 to 2005. It also gives the details of the poverty map and where the poor live. Chapter 2 describes who the poor are and provides the poverty correlates: looking at the characteristics of the poor and the relation of these characteristics to education (and access to education), employment, gender, age, or asset characteristics. Chapter 3 continues by providing some background on economic developments between 2000 and 2005 and identifies possible areas of policy interventions in light of economic and social policies and developments after 2005. Chapter 4 offers in-depth analysis of the labor market to attempt to discern longer-term trends in living standards, and links employment with poverty levels. Finally, Chapter 5 looks at the capacity of the monitoring system, and lays the foundations for a future analytical program.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-11-16
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ADULT FEMALES, ADULT MALES, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AVERAGE SPENDING, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC NEEDS, CALORIC REQUIREMENTS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY SURVEY, CONSISTENT POVERTY, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMER PRICES, CONSUMPTION BASKET, CONSUMPTION BUNDLES, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION LEVEL, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION SURVEYS, COST PRESSURES, COUNTERFACTUAL, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, DIET, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, ELDERLY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ESTIMATES OF POVERTY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION, EXPENDITURE INFORMATION, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY PLANNING, FERTILITY, FOOD BASKET, FOOD BASKETS, FOOD BUNDLE, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, FOOD ENERGY, FOOD ENERGY INTAKE, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD GOODS, FOOD ITEM, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD POVERTY LINES, FOOD PRICES, FOOD REQUIREMENTS, FOOD SHARE, GENDER, HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, ILLITERACY, ILLITERACY RATE, INCOME POVERTY, INEQUALITY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LEVEL OF POVERTY, LITERACY RATES, MARKET INFORMATION, MOTHER, NATIONAL LEVEL, NON-FOOD BUNDLE, NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION, NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE, NON-FOOD ITEMS, NON-FOOD PRICES, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, NUTRITIONAL NORMS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PHYSICAL CAPITAL, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POOR, POPULATION CENSUS, POTABLE WATER, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY COMPARISONS, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MAP, POVERTY MAPPING, POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE, POVERTY MAPS, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RISK, POVERTY STATUS, PRICE CHANGES, RANDOM VARIABLE, REGIONAL COST, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL REGIONS, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SCHOOLING, SECONDARY DEGREE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SEX, SMALL VILLAGES, SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SPECIFIC POVERTY LINE, STANDARD ERRORS, TOTAL POVERTY, TOTAL POVERTY LINE, TRANSPORTATION, ULTRA POOR, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGE, VILLAGE LEVEL, VILLAGES, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY, WELFARE IMPLICATIONS, WELFARE INDICATORS, WELFARE MEASURE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8985340/egypt-poverty-assessment-update-vol-2-2-annexes https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7640
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